Chase Sterling always felt like furniture. The kind you don't notice, the kind that's easy to shove in a corner and forget. He was used to it: people looked right through him, brushed him off like lint. But it only takes one phone call to erase a lifetime of being overlooked. When his estranged family meets a tragic end, Chase suddenly finds himself in charge of the sprawling Sterling fortune. Turns out, riches aren't the only thing the family left him. There's a curse running through his blood, warping love into something hungry and dangerous, impossible to escape.

Vivian Ashford never set out to blow Chase's life to smithereens. Just one decision (a sharp, ruthless move at graduation) was all it took to set their worlds spinning out of control. While Vivian soaks up the Hollywood limelight and collects red-carpet headlines, Chase slips into his new role as Manhattan's most intimidating heir. But no matter how far they run, something keeps yanking them back together, like a stitch in an old wound that refuses to heal.

Katrina Volkov becomes more than strategic prop three months into our relationship when she saves a child from choking at charity dinner, when cameras capture her performing Heimlich maneuver with medical precision, when the video goes viral and tabloids crown her "Angel of Manhattan," when public adoration grows exponentially proving she's not just beautiful model but genuinely kind human being.


The publicity is overwhelming. Every outlet running stories about Katrina's heroism. Every social media platform celebrating her quick thinking. Every interview request focusing on how dating Katrina Sterling apparently transformed volatile CEO into stable philanthropist.


"The Woman Who Saved Chase Sterling" becomes her unofficial title. Not just saved the child. Saved me. From toxic spiral post-Vivian. From destructive patterns. From becoming exactly what Dominic was.


Chapter 156 - Chase's New Girlfriend